Cataracts are clouding of the lens of the eye and can be caused by congenital factors, trauma, systemic diseases, etc. The most common type of cataract is senile cataract. Cataracts are generally not easily preventable or medically curable, but surgery can restore normal vision to most people who have lost their eyesight due to cataracts. Restoring patients’ eyesight through cataract surgery can reduce and eliminate various negative effects and economic burdens brought by blindness to individuals, families and society.
Currently, modern extracapsular cataract extraction or ultrasound emulsification as a high-tech is being rapidly promoted and popularized in China, which has enabled many cataract patients to benefit from it and regain their sight. However, there are often some patients who are disappointed after cataract surgery due to less than ideal recovery of vision, and there are even some patients who are frustrated and sobbing because of other diseases in their eyes and blindness soon after cataract surgery.
We know that the eye is like a very advanced camera, and the lens of the camera is the lens in the eye, and the lens is clouded and affects the vision of the eye called cataract. The cataract removal combined with IOL implantation performed by ophthalmologists nowadays is like re-switching the lens when repairing a camera, while the camera negative is still in its original state and quality. Since the retina is like the negative of a camera, the recovery of vision after cataract surgery depends on the function of the retina, just like the clarity of a photograph depends on the quality of the negative. Some patients not only have cataract, but also have other eye diseases, such as vitreous opacity, retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, optic nerve atrophy, etc. Therefore, after cataract removal and IOL implantation, the recovery of vision for patients with cataract and other eye diseases is definitely not as good as that for patients with simple cataract. Therefore, if such a situation arises, first of all, the patient should know the eye condition before surgery and should not have too high expectations, so as not to feel unsatisfied or even disappointed after the surgery. And they should have enough psychological preparation for the risks and complications of surgery, so that once they face the disease, they will not have emotional or psychological disorders.
Furthermore, after cataract ultrasonic emulsification, the patient’s eyes are constantly changing with time, and various physiological and pathological changes are occurring, so if various eye pathologies occur in the future, and vision loss is expected (such as posterior capsule clouding can be treated by laser, retinal detachment can be treated by surgery, etc.), the patient does not have to blame himself or the doctor, as long as you have the correct understanding and positive As long as you have a correct understanding of your condition and actively deal with it, you may be able to save or preserve your vision.
Therefore, cataract patients should often go to the hospital to ask the ophthalmologist to check their eye condition, so that they can know the best time for cataract surgery and be familiar with the detailed condition of their eyes, and correctly understand how much vision can be restored after cataract surgery, so as to avoid unnecessary troubles during the future surgery.
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